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package org.jsquirrel.geometry;

import org.jsquirrel.geometry.impl.BoundingCircle;
import org.jsquirrel.geometry.impl.BoundingRectangle;

/**
 * Factory class for creating different kinds of BoundingArea
 * 
 * @author Juan David Adarve Bermudez
 *
 */
public class BoundingAreaFactory {

	
	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of BoundingArea according to the type parameter
	 * 
	 * @param type of the BoundingArea to create
	 * 
	 * @return new BoundingArea instance
	 * 
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case of unknown type
	 */
	public static final BoundingArea create(BoundingAreaType type) {
		
		switch(type) {
			case BOUNDING_RECTANGLE:
				return new BoundingRectangle();
				
			case BOUNDING_CIRCLE:
				return new BoundingCircle();
				
			default:
				throw new IllegalArgumentException("BoundingAreaFactory.create(type): unknown type " + type);
		}
	}
}
